- The first fully electric Aston will arrive by 2030
- Aston Boss looking at a vibrant body structure
- A resonant chassis could imitate the feeling of a V12 swing engine
Even the most venerated car manufacturers in the world cannot ignore the fact that the future of the automotive industry is increasingly likely to be electric, and the boss of Aston Martin already explores means to ensure that that its brand (among the coolest in the world) remains exciting.
But rather than relying on false engine noises, space soundtracks or even shifts in synthesized equipment, the CEO of Aston Martin, Adrian Hallmark, estimates that the construction of physical vibrations in vehicles Futures could help create better emotional connections between customers and silent machines otherwise.
Addressing Top Gear, Hallmark says that a recent journey of the Mercedes EQS – AMG led at the time of the bulb, because he says that the car “resonates physically” without the need for false changes in speed or noise of noise of engine.
Based on the idea, Hallmark claims that by mapping the telemetry of the V12 engine found in the Valkyrie, measuring the frequencies and building them in “the body structure of the vehicle”, it would reproduce the feeling of control of a 12 cylinder car.
“So I believe without false noises, but by oscillating body structures and other structures with the frequencies you get from a combustion motorcycle group, you can create an emotional connection,” he told Autocar.
Although Aston Martin’s boss is not pinned on an exact date for which the first fully electric vehicle will be published, he said that customers can expect more hybrid versions to occur in the near future, Before the pure battery, electric vehicles arrive.
The problem, he says, is that battery electric vehicles remain heavy and therefore producing something that offers the dynamic motivation of a light sports car is difficult. Second, Hallmark says that half of the current base of Aston Martin customers hates electric vehicles “with a deeply rooted passion”, according to Top Gear.
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Despite a partnership with Lucid, who will provide his knowledge of the battery and the engine, as well as Mercedes-AMG, Aston Martin always explains how he will develop an electric vehicle that will appeal to his demanding customers emotionally.
Hyundai was congratulated for trying to break the enigma with its Ioniq 5 N, which was presented as one of the most involved and visceral EV readers, thanks to a plethora of technology which includes simulated speed changes, Realistic engine notes (including crackling and keys from an exhaust) and steering which disguises the mass of the vehicle.
Later this year, we will see if Porsche can produce really funny electric sports cars with two places when the next generation of electric boxster and cayman will arrive. Although the brand has already declared that it will continue to produce internal combustion engine counterparts in parallel.
Weight, cost, limited battery range in “lively” driving conditions and the absence of emotional connection to the spine have long been the main roadblocks that are held in the process of electric sports cars.
But as electric vehicles gain popularity and become more standardized, perhaps the former performance car markers will cease playing such an important role. This is a point that Lamborghini and Ferrari focus on their hopes.
